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METRO discusses fare increase

METRO discusses fare increase

PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) - If you use public transit in the Greater Portland area, you may want to pay attention to some meeting that METRO is holding.

Bethel holds police force meeting

Bethel holds police force meeting

BETHEL, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - The town of Bethel will hold a special meeting Tuesday night, asking voters if they want to disband the town's police department.

MMA training cruise takes students to Europe

MMA training cruise takes students to Europe

CASTINE, Maine (AP) -- The Maine Maritime Academy's training cruise will take students this summer to Germany, France and England.

HOT TOPIC: Cape Elizabeth council sends fee proposal to voters

HOT TOPIC: Cape Elizabeth council sends fee proposal to voters

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Visitors may soon have to pay for the million dollar views at Fort Willams Park in Cape Elizabeth.

Residents angered by Orrington's endorsement of Mallinckrodt  plan

Residents angered by Orrington's endorsement of Mallinckrodt plan

ORRINGTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--- People who live along the Penobscot River are upset with town leaders for unanimously backing a company's proposal on how to deal with hazardous materials at one of its former plants.

Changes coming to RSU 4

Changes coming to RSU 4

SABATTUS, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- This week parents and taxpayers in RSU 4 are hearing about a restructuring plan to save money.

State police offer presence at Maine schools

State police offer presence at Maine schools

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine State Police have sent a letter to the state's school superintendents offering more visibility from state troopers around their school buildings.

Bills aim to make citizen initiatives more transparent

Bills aim to make citizen initiatives more transparent

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Several bills now under consideration would make changes to the citizen iniative process.

Snow machines working overtime on ski slopes

Snow machines working overtime on ski slopes

NEWRY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- New England has dodged a few major snowstorms lately and snow lovers are getting antsy. But with or without mother nature, there are still ski slopes providing good conditions.

Four-year-old credited with saving family from house fire

Four-year-old credited with saving family from house fire

GORHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Fire fighters are calling the actions of a four year old boy heroic after he helped lead his family to safety during an early morning house fire in Gorham.

Administrators address cellphone issues in schools

Administrators address cellphone issues in schools

BREWER, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- School administrators are talking about how to deal with students using and abusing cellphone technology in school.

Maine National Guard commander to retire

Maine National Guard commander to retire

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- The adjutant general of the Maine National Guard will be retiring at the end of the year. Maj. Gen. John W. "Bill" Libby has led the Maine guard through six years of war.

Bills address Maine initiative process

Bills address Maine initiative process

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Lawmakers in Augusta have taken up three bills that address what some see as problems in Maine's century-old direct initiative process.

Truck crashes through the ice

ROME, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - A truck is stuck in the ice Sunday as crews collect the equipment necessary to pull it out.

FairPoint files its bankruptcy plan

FairPoint files its bankruptcy plan

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The telecommunications provider FairPoint Communications Inc. has filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan after two months of delays.

Sanford man faces burglary, carjacking charges

Sanford man faces burglary, carjacking charges

STRATHAM, N.H. (AP) -- Police say a Maine man is in jail in New Hampshire on charges that he allegedly burglarized a home and made his getaway in a vehicle he carjacked at gunpoint.

Maine couple fights to get daughter out of Haiti

Maine couple fights to get daughter out of Haiti

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A couple in Kennebunkport is fighting to get their 1 year old daughter out of Haiti. 

Dedham woman camps out on roof for charity

Dedham woman camps out on roof for charity

ELLSWORTH, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--- A woman braved the  cold weather by camping out on top of a restaurant in town for 48 hours straight.

House fire in Gorham

House fire in Gorham

GORHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Fire crews remain on the scene of a fire on Day Road.

Reward offered in cemetery vandalism

Reward offered in cemetery vandalism

Portland, MAINE (NEWSCENTER) -- The Jewish Community Alliance is offering a 3000 dollar reward for answers into the vandalism at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.

 
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